Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-16
HALL-NICHOLs.


 A Brilliant Wedding fin Branford
 Last Evening-A Young New Haven
 Merchant Weds the Daughter of
 MT. J. w. NfchoIs-A Beautiful Scene
 at Cherry HilIo
 Nature smiled approyingly and the wed
 ding bells rang merrily in Branford yester-
 day when Edward EGphalet Hall, jr., of
 E. E. Hall & Son of this city, was united in
 marriage to Helen Frances Nichols, daughter
 of MT. John w. Nichols, general agent of the
 New York Mutual Life Insurance company.
 The little Episcopal church on the Green was
 filled with the friends of the contracting
 parties when Professor Robinson at seven
 o'clock commenced his artistic rendition of
 the bridal chorus fror: Lohengrin. Soon the
 doors at the rear of the church were thrown open, disclosing the bridal party, which pro
 ceeded up the aisle in the following order:
 Messrs. Walter Nichols. F. A. Kellogg, 0. Purdy Lindsley and N. M. Cooke, the ushers; Misses Barnes of New Haven, Jerrauld of Niagara, Bent of Middletown and Spaulding of Lowell, the bridesmaids; Miss Clara Nichols, of Fall River, and Miss Bertha Collyer, of New York, two little maids of honor; the bride, supported by her father, MT. J. W. Nichols. They were met at the chancel by the groom and his best man, MT. Louis H. English of this city. Miss Fanny Hall was the best maid. The ceremony, which was in the full English style, was performed by Rev. l Melville K. Bailey, rector of the Episcopal church in Branford. At the close of the service the bridal party retired to the music of Mendelsohn's wedding march. A recep- tion was held at the charming residence of the brides father at Cherry Hill immediately upon the return from the church. Mir. and Mrs. Hall received in the west parlor be- I. e G,.a ,os<, presented 8 beautiful sight. A line of Chinese lanterns was stretched around the lawn before the residence and the broad piazzas and spacious parlors decked with flowers and filled with the richly dressed ! guests formed brilliant spectacle. The bride was attired in 8 magnificent costume of white satin cut en train with square l tulle veil with orange blossoms. \ She carried a bouquet of white roses. The bridesmaids wore dresses of white lace over | white watered silk and carried large bouquets ! of roses. The maids of honor were dressed ! in white tulle and white watered silk. Mrs. Nichols, the brides mother, wore lavender silk, black lace overdress; diamonds. Mrs. Henry Allen, an aunt of the bride, was clad in white silk, square corsage, point lace front. Mrs. E. E. Hall, a black silk with black thread lace, Miss E. Hall black and white silk, Mrs. Nina A. Peck of Brooklyn a
 
 penter of this city an orange colored silk ! with white lace, Miss Fannie Hall blue brocaded silk, Miss Lizzie Hall white silk. The wedding presents were very numerous and of unusual elegance. filling one chamber ! literally to overfowing. Among them was a solid silver set from the brides father. Radcliffe furnished sumptuous repast. No- | ticed among the guests were Mrs. Frank Hall and son of WaIlingford, MT. s. B. Hall and mother and Mrs. George Curtis of New York. MT. John Allen of Saybrook, Mir. B.C. Mum ! ford of New York, Miss Allen of Meriden,
 Messrs. Walter and John w. Nichols, broth CTS of the bride, MT. E. F. Mansfield and wife, MT. and Mrs. Sutton, MT. l.. w. Hall and mother, MT. and Mrs. D. L. Carpenter, George H. Scranton and wife, Miss Susie Scranton, Major Lee, MT. and Mrs. Nelson Barker, MT. George H. Scranton, jr., Miss Katie Sperry, E. Henry Barnes and wife, Messrs. Robert Bradley, J. T. English, H. H. Munson, F. c. Thatcher, A. J. Edwards and E. P. Merriam, Misses Annie and Ellen Treat, F. G. Hotch-
 kiss and wife, Louis Grant, New York at torney, and wife and Mir. and Mrs. James B. Mix of Brooklyn. The church and residence were tastily furnished with floral decorations. MT. and Mrs. Hall left for an extended bridal tour through the South.